I would like to know which system of the brain gets activated by religion in order to produce what is shown in this video. The limbic system? I doubt is the cerebral cortex.
This article by a master hypnotist offers an interesting explanation for the phenomenon. Interesting aspect, when he explains how the "evangelist" will trigger the susceptible by touching them with a live wire, the small shock adding to the illusion that something supernatural is taking place.
[newtonhypnosis.com]